My spam filter couldn’t keep up with the spam comments coming in, so I’ve been forced to require pre-registration for posting in comment threads. I hate to do that, because anonymous comments are one of the best parts of the … Continue reading
The masthead up thar says this blog is about “civilization and public life.” Problem is, to date, the blog has been pretty much just “religion and public life,” which makes us a cheesy one-man knock-off of the inestimable First Things. … Continue reading
Much talk lately of how the Republicans can only beat Obama if they nominate a moderate like Romney (and even then it’s a long shot). I know exactly why the media says this: because they are liberals, and they can … Continue reading
Quick thoughts. Ten-minute post, before I get back to my work backlog for tonight. Mostly I’m posting this to show off our new Facebook comments system. Romney won. Good for him. He proved himself electable in the Midwest, and electable … Continue reading
In 2011, the Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, published a routine paper analyzing religion and contraception use. During the past week, that paper has caused quite the little internet brouhaha, in light of the Obama Administration’s new … Continue reading
Quote of the day. A very good reminder to me and many of my friends on the Right, perhaps especially my libertarian-leaning fellow Ron Paul supporters. We can, in our zeal against Big Gubmint, sometimes forget that one of the … Continue reading
From a reader (who really needs a blog of his own): What is your opinion on showing graphic images of aborted fetuses in public?
Let’s split the difference: From now on, the Catholic Church will pay for what its employees want to do in the privacy of their bedrooms. In exchange, all employees will give the Catholic Church a say in what they’re allowed … Continue reading
The ever-abrasive Mark Steyn gets it right unsettlingly often: The U.S. economy is about to be terminally clobbered by $100 trillion of entitlement obligations it can never meet. And, as Chart 5-1 on page 58 of the official Obama budget … Continue reading
I was afraid I was the only conservative scratching his head that the House GOP seemed ready to make a tax increase the hill they wanted to die on. Money quotes: While we welcome the newfound Republican hawkishness on the … Continue reading